When you receive a call from a company, it is actually the same…
The same when you receive a call from a friend that you’ve been set up with a date…
You prepare for this corporate day, slacks, crisp polo, and stilettos maybe?
Thinking, is my dress too tight? Will it send a wrong impression? Will it work out?
Then comes the night before, and you feel you are not prepared to answer whatever
Restless in bed, thinking about the possible outcome of that momentous instance
Then the moment comes, and you walk inside that intimidating building
Seeing that stranger’s face for the first time not knowing what could possibly happen
You see the interviewer from afar, and you smile cause that’s the natual instinct
You sit infront of him, with eager eyes, trying to decipher what he’s thinking
Expect the first question directed to you by the company rep is ”tell me about yourself”
You stare blankly, realizing that you don’t know much about the person you believed you’ve known forever, uttering nonsense instead
Then for some reason you cannot fathom, the conversation becomes natural as if it’s not a job interview at all
You’ve grown attached in some way, turning a blind eye to the time at hand
Then time is up, questions linger, did he or she like me, am I qualified enough?
as i walk out from that same door i entered, i wonder when will i see him again, feeling the urge to get to know him better
And after the whole process, you wait for that one phone call saying, ”you’re hired!”
Just like waiting for his call…asking you for another date, like a 2nd chance to a possible love
Cause you want this to end into a possible employee-employer relationship, the start of your career
Parallel to the idea that maybe, just maybe, that date will turn into a spark that will lead to a happy ever after between you and that beautiful stranger